Parliamentary questions

834. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the provision of an appropriate school place for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45682/25]

835. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the progress of a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45685/25]

836. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education and Youth if, following her announcement that teachers taking up their first contract in a viable teaching post in September 2025 will become eligible for a permanent contract in September 2026, with the eligibility contingent upon successful re-appointment following a competitive recruitment process, if this extends to teachers who are in t…

837. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider extending the home tuition scheme, or the introduction of alternative departmental supports, to allow qualified teachers to provide educational provision for students who are unable to attend mainstream school due to school refusal or the lack of an available school place, through the establishment of education…

838. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department holds figures for the number of children currently availing of the home tuition scheme; if so; if she will provide these figures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45717/25]

839. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider providing transport for children attending a school (details supplied), given that the relocation of the school from Citywest to Newcastle is causing transport issues for families and in light of full subscription in local schools to Citywest; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45752/25]

840. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to deliver pension parity for school secretaries (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45771/25]

841. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress made on a school project (details supplied) since her visit in May 2025. [45777/25]

842. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the building of a school (details supplied) will be completed, the reason this school building project is ongoing since 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45788/25]

843. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently engage with Forsa to advert strike action and allow for school secretaries/caretakers to have access to pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45795/25]

844. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review issues that have been raised in relation to special needs transport assistants (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45796/25]

845. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeframe for a decision on an application under the additional school accommodation scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45805/25]

846. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on a modular building for a school (details supplied); when the building will be ready for use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45814/25]

847. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a list of the 45 special schools that are to be included in the new National Therapy Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45824/25]

848. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school (details supplied) is one of the 45 special schools to be included in the new National Therapy Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45825/25]

849. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a replacement school bus transport escort has not been provided to a child (details supplied) given the lengthy period of absence of the current escort; if a new escort will be provided at the earliest opportunity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45829/25]

850. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the body that has overall responsibility for the operation of the school transport scheme; the role of her Department and the role of Bus Éireann in the delivery of the scheme; if she will report on the adequacy of capacity and the number of eligible children who were unable to secure a seat for the current school year; and if she …

851. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the commitment in the Programme for Government to carry out an independent assessment on the feasibility of removing the exclusion of drivers aged over 70 from the school transport scheme; the current status of this assessment; the expected timeline for its completion; and if interim measures wil…

852. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider reviewing Bus Éireann’s allocation process for concessionary tickets, in particular if she will consider prioritising existing service users; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45878/25]

853. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update in relation to the pilot school transport scheme, in particular in relation to the evaluation of 14 pilot projects undertaken in the 2024-2025 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45879/25]

854. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update in relation to the pilot school transport scheme, the details of the schools which have been identified as pilot projects for the 2025-2026 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45880/25]

855. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider including a school (details supplied) in the school transport scheme pilot projects for 2025-2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45881/25]

856. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will fund and facilitate teachers at post-primary level who are registered via route 3 (further education), who are already teaching Irish as a subject and wish to upskill, and who are accepted into the course, to participate in the postgraduate diploma in Irish for post-primary teachers which is aimed at enhancing the…

857. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason Kerry families were only given 11 days' notice that their children will not receive school bus seats in 2025 despite the fact that they booked and paid for their bus tickets in April (details supplied); if she will secure alternative transport for these students ASAP; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4…

858. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps are being taken by her Department to protect children from being exposed to harmful or confusing concepts about gender identity by a programme (details supplied). [45905/25]